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Do it now.
To-d-iv tlio ekics arc clear anil bui.
Tomorrow ..loud mnv pome in view,
Yesterday is not for von;
Do it now.
T, von have a sons to sing,
Sini it now.
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A1U.Y In September Kills
left Toronto for the nort'.i
El Ontnrlo woods partly for
I n camping nnd fishing
cruise, hut chiefly with tnp
bono of obtaining photo
graphs of big game, for lie was nil
enthusiastic camera liunlor. In tipper
Mnskokn lie picked tip n guide, and
they went up tuo Smoke River in two
canoes, traveling slowly mid mnklug
frequent halts, while Ellis fished or
still-bunted with his camera.
Rut In that region the game had
been hunted too much to be easily
stalked, nud they portaged over a
height of land lo another system of
streams that carried them Into the Al
gonquin National Turk.
Iu this great forest preserve, where
hunting Is strictly prohibited, game of
all sortr lias multiplied exceedingly,
and here Ellis" efforts were more sue
cosstul. Ho obtalued several good
sunn shots at deer, but the moos
were too wary for him.
Moose were plentiful enough In that
district, as Ibn great tracks at every
pond-side showed. It was their sea
son of love and bnttle, and the dis
tunt bellowing of the challenging bulls
could bo heard almost nightly.
Once Ellis came upon a spot in the
forest where the ground was torn and
trampled, and sprinkled with blood
and wisps of coarse hair. He would
almost have given a finger to have
photographed that duel.
With his guide's assistance, he tried
"Jaekllghtlng" on the sranll lakes, with
lantern In the bow of his canoe, a
screen behind it, and the enmera pre
pared with, a flash-light In the stem.
He thus secured severnl excellent
flash-light photographs of deer, but no
moose.
He, was one afternoon exploring the
windings of a small and unusually
tranquil stream when he came out up-
on a beaver pond. It was not the first
lie bad seen, for beaver are growing
plentiful once more In the park, but
he paddled over it with much curios
ity.
He wns at once struck by the fact
that some one had been meddling with
it. The great rough dam, a rick of
mud and brush, bad been broken, and
was not yet. completely repaired. In
the deepest water stood the lodges,
four of them, like stacks of mud-plas
tered brushwood half above the but
face: and as Ue paddled alongside one
of them, lie noticed that a great hole
had been torn in it, pnrtly under wa
ter, which had not been repaired n
all. The other lodges showed traces of
injury, Li.t bad been made serviceable
again. Probably the ;olseblef was the
work, of an Indian trapper, 'who bad
broken the dam to lower the water
and cut the lodges to get nt the beaver,
although the fur wns of little value
at that season.
Tho beavers, or what was left
of
them, hud'not deserted, howefer. and
pieces of gnawed sticks scattered about
tho shore showed that they had bee
.working hard to repair the damage,
They labor "hiefly at night, and it oc
curred to Ellis that he might ambush
bimself beBlde the dam till dark, nnd
obtain a flash-light picture of beaven
at work.
It -was then nearly sunset, and lie
pushed his ennoo deep among the
alders that -ringed the water and lay
down In the stern. The sun went slow
ly out of sight, but the :ong norther
twilight still lingered. As dusk came
on. one or t vo beavers came out
biding, showing their blnck heads be
sides the kdgos; but those glimpses
,were insufficient. It grew cold, nnd
Ellis inlvered in the damped canoe,
There was.4io moon, nnd the sky wa
cloudy. Ho could no longer make on
the benver-houhes or the dam, but si
nlficant sounds began to arise
splashe and rippling, nnd once a
swimming animal brushed tho stern
of the canoe,
Ellis was thinking of setting off a
flash-light, and trusting to luck to
catch something iu focus, when, like
a sudden thunderclap, there burst out
the deep roar of a hull moose frmi
tho other end of tho pond, not two
hundred ynrds nwny. -The sound wus
so terrific that Ellis cowered. J he
very leave? of tho forest seemed to
Vibrato nt Its tremendous volume.
Almost Immediately the challenge
wag answered by a sonorous bellow iu
the same direction, but apparently
nearly n inllo distant, to which the
challenger responded with a roar of
rage. Ellis heard the great iinlmnl
threshing Ills antlers against the trees
and smashing np the underbrush, nnd
he thrilled al the possibility of n duet
actually taking placo in bis presence,
even if he could not see It.
For some minutes the distant animal
was silent, while the nearer moose
continued to tear up the saplings,
gnashing bis teeth with, a loud chop
ping noise. Tben Ellis beard a sudden
tartled "Wbosb!" There was a bel
low cut short and n rattling crash of
locking antlers. The distant enemy
must have crept up silently, made a
circuit to approach Ids antagonist
flown wind, and then charged,
In spite of fctialulug his eyes, Kills
could see nothing, but the noise was
enough. Trees and ' shrubs crashed
opart ai the giant nuimals wrestled
nd swayed through tho woods with
stertorous snorts aud gasps tor breath
Vfea huge prongs crashed together son-
4,
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If yon have kind words to my,
Pay thm now.
To-morrow may not come your way,
J)o a kindness while you may.
Loved ones will not alwaya atay;
Say them now.
If you have a amile to allow,
.Show it now.
Mnke hearts happy, roe grow.
I't the friends around you know.'
The love you have before they go.
Show it now.
Charles R. Skinner, in New York Sun.
The...
Flashlight
...Hunter
O-O-O-O-O
FRANK LILLIE I'OM.OCK.
nually. Ellis thought that the fight
ers Trere equally matched, .but sud
ueniy one or tiieni nroke away, ran
down to the head rf the poud, and
splashed into the water.
The other followed, with n terrific
nd triumphant blast, nnd the buttle
was resumed In tho shallow water.
ith sounds like the dying flurry of
whale. Ellis could resist It no long
er, lhe idea of obtaining so uninue
photograph was too much for hlni
nd ho sat up In the canoe and pushed
out.
The slight current of nlr toward him
nd the noise of the fight covered his
movements. Tho distance was about
fifty yards, and the focus of his camera
was fixed for a hundred feet.
The canoe tossed vlolenllj on the
waves created by the battle, and when
he had glided a short distance, there
was a tremendous splash, a noise of
floundering, nud a scream like that of
wounded horse. One of the bulls
had gouo down
Ellis gave two more strong paddle
strokes, shipped the paddle, and poised
his camera. The terrific threshing In
the water continued, and he sighted
for the spot ns accurately as he could
waited a moment, nnd then with trem
bling fingers pulled tho trigger of the
flash-gun.
In his excitement be did not hen
tho report. The gun was heavily loaded
with flash-powder for outdoor work
and in tho momentary, vivid white
glare he saw the dark forest, tho dark
water, nnd a giant black animal stand
ing with head turned suspiciously to
ward him above something that was
hidden In a smother of spray.
Black darkness followed, aud with
it came an appalling bellow from the
bull, and Ellis henrd the sound of a
plunge toward him. Tho brute had
sighted his new euemy In the flash,
and the killing fever was upon him.
Ellis caught up the paddle, spun the
canoe round, and shot nr. ay blindly
In the Inky darkness. He could hear
the bull nppnrently aboi.t a dozen
yards behind, coming with great
bounds through the water. But in n
few strokes the canoe collided violently
with something solid. Ellin lost his
bnlnnce, pitched forward, and went
helpless overheard nnd under wnter.
As his head bobbed up, he heard the
smash of thj moose putting a forefoot
through the canoe. He dived, trying
to swim under water, and ran against
tho jagged surface of one of tho beaver-houses,
which was, la fact, tho ob
stacle upon which he had been
wrecked. The bull charged lilm with n
rush, nud a sharp hoof grazed his leg.
In the muddy bottom of the pond he
blundered into what seemed a sort of
trench. It led to tho beaver lodge, and
09 he brushed agdlnst the bristling sur
face of knots and slicks, ho felt nn
opening near tho bottom. It was the
holo that had been cut to enlarge the
on trance of the raided lodge, and with
a choking desire to take refuge any
where, he thrust himself loside.
His head burst through a light floor
ing a foot above the wnter ns ho raised
it. It was pitch dark. Lifting his
band, he felt tho rough roof close
above hlin. The water camo nearly
to his armpits as ho squatted, and It
was very cold. The air wus damp and
surcharged with animal odors.
He could hear tho moose splashing
about outside, probably puzzled at Its
victim's disappearance. Occasionally
there was h sharp blow upon the roof
of the lodge, but It was thick and
solid, built of mud and Interwoven
branches.
As his fright passed off n little,
Ellis felt about the Interior of his
refuge-with much curiosity. Tho walls
were rough and splintery, and a great
number of small sticks were lloatln
about. Above, tho light flooring that
he had broken through appeared to
have been the main living-room of the
family, for there wus a quautity of
dry grass arranged ns If for u nest.
As nearly as ho could judge, the place
wns about four feet In diameter.
He felt sure thnt tho moose did not
know where a'.e wns, for the nniinnl
wus wading about from one lodge to
another, sniffing loudly nt each. Pres
ently ho might return to finish his for
in of antagonist, Ellis thought nud
hoped, for tin water was bitterly cold
and he was rapidly grow ing numb.
After a tlmu there wus silence. Lis
tcnlng breathlessly, he could not hear
the slightest sound. Ho waited for
fully fifteen minutes i -ire, however,
to make bine, and then ventured to
thrust out his head and shoulders. It
was too dark to see anything, but
after listening again, he proceeded to
crawl through tho opening.
He was half-out when something
camo rushing through tho water. The
cunning animal had waited silently
for bis reappearance, aud a blow, for
tunately half-deadened by the water,
reached his arm. He squirmed back
Into his shelter again quickly enough
to escape further Injury. A hoof-stroke
that niadu tho whole lodgo tremble
camo trashing upon the roof. A rain
of blows followed that seemed as If
they muet knock the whole structure
to pieces, but the tough walls held
nobly. Finally, at a particularly heavy
bio-..', a sharp hoof burst It'., followed
by the whole fore leg.
Kills dodged, knocking his liad vlo
lently agniust the sharp sticks in the
wall. Directly, ovee him the bull
roared frightfully. Ellis could near
the long leg scraping about close to
him; then he realized that the bull
was no longer trying to reach him. It
was merely trying to withdraw Its leg,
nnd was not succeeding. The leg wns
(Irmly wedged Into the hole: fcimost to'
the shoulder.
Al this reassuring discovery Ellis re
covered from his panic. He might,
in fact, have easily killed the animal
by piercing the Imprisoned leg with his
knife, but he respected the truce of the
park. The bull was now plunging
about In the wildest terror, and seemed
likely to break Its leg If ho failed to
extricate it; but Ellis was not dis
posed to assist him to escape.
As soon ns he wns quite convinced
that the animal wns hard nnd fast.
he slnoped again, carefully avoiding
the kicking leg, and once more wrig
gled out of the hole, leaving severnl
strips of clothing on the projecting
sticks about the entrance. The nlr
seemed Indescribably fresh ns ho
emerged, nnd nfter the pitchy dark
ness of the beaver's den it seemed al
most light upon the pond. He could
make out the vast black bulk of th
bull standing over the lodge, nnd It
bellowed lerrlfylngly and enveloped It
self In spray nt the photographer's np
penrnnce. But Ellis did not stop to
make observations. He wns afraid tne
bull might break loose, nnd he did not
even look for his escape or camera.
He waded ashore, and started, drip
ping, townrd camp, wmeu was uireu or
four miles distant.
Tho next morning, however, ho re
turned with his guide nnd a smaller
snap-shot camera which he bnd nt
camp. The moose was still there,
standing with its fore leg buried in
the beaver-house. But its spirit was
gone. It stood with drooping head,
exhausted and utterly cowed. As the
men approached. It eyed them apathet
ically, while Ellis took several photo
graphs of It: and it was so clearly
harmless that a guide waded In nnd
chopped It free with nn ax. During
this operation it only sniffed wearily,
and when released it splashed slowly
toward shore and disappeared among
the alders with a dejected nlr. Its
leg was caked with dark blood, where
it had worn off about n foot of the
hide in Its struggles to escape.
Of the other moose engaged In the
night's duel there was no trace be
yond a maze of tracks and wisps of
bloody hnlr on the torn-up earth. Un
doubtedly it had gladly taken advant
age of the diversion caused by Ellis to
bent a retreat. The canoe, with a
great holo In tho bottom, had drifted
down ngalnst the dam, nnd the camera
with It-not very much Injured. El
lis' chief regret was for the plate
which it lind contained, bearing the
photograph of that duel In the dark.
Youth's Companion.
The Flu; Fremont Unfurled.
Locked up in the vault, of one of
tho banks of Redding. Cnl., Is n flag
thnt Is second In historic Importance
to Californinns only to tho Bear Hag
that Is so jealously guarded by Pacific
Coast pioneers.
The flag referred to Is the one thnt
Clenernl Fremont unfurled from the
summit of 'the Rocky Mountains In
1811, when ho and his small party
were on their way to California before
the Moxienn war.
The banner Is the property of P. M.
Reardon, managing director of tho
Bully Bill mine nt Delninr. It wus
given to him a lew year ago by Mrs.
Fremont herself. It was mado by her
own hands on .the evo of her husband's
pathfiiidiug expedition to the West.
The flag differs from the ordinary
emblem only in the Held, on which is
wrought n largo American eagle, done
n embroidery of great delicacy aim
beautv. About the eagle are clustered
the twenty-six stars that in 1S41 repre
sented the Stutes in the Union. On tho
reverse side if the flag is pinned n silk
scarf bearing the Inscription In golden
letters: "Rocky Mountains, isn.
Seattle Times.
A Foater Family of Duoks.
A curious experiment In the hatching
of ducklings by a turkey was made
recently on a model farm nt Willcrhof,
lu the outskirts of Schlestadt. in
Lower Alsace. It succeeded liQi.m
bly. ns attempts not dissimilar have
succeeded elsewhere. The bird was
placed in a basket in which were two
plaster eggs, and it was kept there
by means of n framework. In n couple
of duys the two artificial eggs were re
placed with a dozen duck's eggs. In
duo time nine ducklings were hutched.
The turkey showed much attachment
to its brood nnd protected it devotedly.
The first time the ducklings took to tho
water the tur'.iey followed them, but
soon drew back and patiently awaited
their return nnd its vigilance did not
relax even when they had grown up.
When the fowl could not sharo 1 licit
nest any longer, it left then In the
evening to rejoin this fellow-turl.vys.
but when the coop was opened In the
morning, it quickly sought Its strung,.'
family, nil the members of which
are In good health. Lu Nature.
Oia Time Wvi.
The soldiers were on the war-path In
a flush, nnd there wns a regular mix
up. I saw one of the haymakers draw
a murderous-looking knife, and before
I could got to hlni ho plunged It Into
the back of one of the cavalry men.
I went for hlpi, nnd ns I reached nnd
grubbed hlni by the collar, two or three
of his friends ran toward me and one
of them yelled, "Cuss you. lake your
hands off my pnrd." I said li-itlilng
but kept moving out of the crush still
holding my man. The soldier lie had
knifed lay quite still with wide open,
staring eyes. He was stripped naked
to the waist, having gotten ready to
light n fellow soldier with his fists.
The blood from the knife-cut nearly
covered his whole back nnd, brenst.
Ho lay half on his back with his face
turned to the sky. I noticed nil tbls.for
ho presented such a revolting sight.
W. J. Carney nnd Chnuncey Thomas,
in "Kit Carson Town In the Early
Seventies." From Outing.
Hli Wlnil-Up.
A prominent Southern lawyer who
had Just repented of his wild ways
and Joined the church, was called upon
in n rellcious meeting to pray. Ht
started off very well, but did not know
how to stop. After asking the Divine
blessing ou everything he could think
of. he finally, with a determined effort,
ended with tbuse words: "yours ti
P. Q. Masou'-Harpev's Weekly,
"Xours truly.
President Roosevelt's Cabinet
l1 ,553fe!!.
THE TUESENT HEADS OF THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AT
WASHINGTON.
UMBRELLA LOCK.
A New York man, realizing tho an
noyance and Inconvenience experienced
by tho owner following the theft of nn
umbrelln, hns designed a simple device
Locks the Umbrella.
Intended to prevent tho taking of uin
brellas, accidentally or otherwise, from
umbrella stands, hatrneks and similar
places. As umbrellas are usually ta
ken from umbrella stands when It Is
raining, nnd ns they tiro usually taken
not for their intrinsic value, but sim
ply on account of tho immediate protec
tion which they offer from the rain
it follows "thnt when It Is discovered
thnt nn umbrella cannot bo raised and
will be of no use the person taking tho
mine will return it to the stand. On
this supposition the umbrelln lock
shown here would be of immenso
vulue, as It cnu bo attached to any um
brella. It Is mado In the thnpo of a
sleeve divided Into two sections, con
nected by a hlngo. Opposite this hingo
Is a lock, which co-operates with a
oatch in such a manner us to enable
the sections to bo locked together.
For this purpose tho lock has an open
ing through Its casing, which enables
tho catch to pass hi. At the extremity
of one of th sections Is a flange which
projects Inwardly, In applying tho
lock to the umbrella the sleeve Is
snapped over the end of tho cover, tho
flange lying between tho handle and
tho ends of the ribs, which will evi
dently effectually prevent the removal
of tho lock. When It Is not desired
to lock tho umbrella tho device cnu
bo applied in an Inverted position on
tho handle. In connection with the
lock is a keyhole, which enables the
lock to be opeuod only by means of a
key, which will, of course, be carried
by the owner of the umbrella. Phila
delphia Record.
"TWO LIOKS WERE IN THE WAY." .
REASON FOR RA0"il
I II
-m J, -ail
NEW FIRE-ESCAPE.
In the Illustration Is shown a flre-
escnpe Invented by nn Idaho man. It
Is so constructed that It can be quickly
raised and lowered, and also leveled or
tilted when necessary. A truck drawn
by liorses serves as a means of propul
sion, the platform tilting on the truck.
The tilting Is accompanied by shafts
under the platform, operated by a lever
connected with gearing nt the end of
the truck. Anchors, consisting of tele
scopic rods, are mounted to swing un
derneath tho body, to prevent the truck
from tipping over. The fire-escape con
sists of a cage mounted on n series of
tongs, the sides of the cngo being ar
ranged to swing down, so as to form a
platform between the cage nnd tho
window-sill. Iu this wny peoplo enn
readily pnss from the window to the
cage.
A novel nppnratus is provided for
Fire-Eseapo Readily Raised.
operating tho tongs to raise and lower
the cage. Lovers on each side of the
truck furulsh the power.
In case of firo the cage Is raised to
tho window, nud tho occupants of the
dwelling lowered to the ground, tho
cage affording niuplo room 'or a half
dozen or more persons.
ICnslUh Bnufl Bliivea.
Snuff-taking is a common habit
among certain classes of the London
poor. It shows its effects in rambling
speech, pallid aspect nnd dejected de
meanor, resembling the symptoms of
the morphia taker. Tho practice Is es
pecially common among women nud an
observer says that women In the pris
oner's dock In tho police court will hnve
their hair decorated with curl pupers
which contain each the pinch of snufT
needed for consolation.
ONE VERY IMPORTANT
SUICIDE.
Drawn for the Witness.
I V;' 7 -.Jril
Modern Geography Like a Fairy Tale,
Full of Romance, Marvel and Deep Interest,
Roll Call of Fn.cln.tlni Personalltle j It H Become
a Necessity to Every Reader of the News of the Day.
Sot XXX
.MOK, EOGKATHY means more
j( gtji than it did In the school
O l-f- O days of any one past
X ) thirty. It Is accepted now
HfOT that it deals with "all the
relations between the enrth
and its inhabitants" which Is wide
scope Indeed. Aside from Hiitoblogra
pliles nnd newspapers, there is not a
more interesting species of first-hand
reading than the .journals or records
of geographers nnd their subordinate
classes of explorers nnd travelers,
what n roll-coll of fascinating person
ages that provides, from Polo to Peary
and to (Miss) Peck. From Columbus,
I)e Gama, Drake, Franklin, Living
stone, Stanley nnd the rest to Niinsen,
Ahrnxzl nnd Scott, and the Trince of
Monaco.
"Geography Is not only prehistoric,
it Is prehuman." As primitive man
had to become familiar with bis en
vironment,' and learn, for bis sub
sistence and existence, where to find
food nnd wnter, where to find shelter
In cave or thicket, what roots and
fruits wero nutritious or harmful, -vhnt
I animals were available for eating, nnd
mini iiuiiiiais no nan 10 guaru ngninsi
If lie would live so the birds nnd
beasts had to do likewise, nnd learn,
in their wny. what we call geography
nowadays. To understand what this
science Is nowadays, glance over the
latest periodicals of societies devoted
to it. Nothing that deals with the
depths of .the sea, the heights of the
mountains, the run of tides, the dan
ger of the plains, climate, excavations
of ancient cities, the races of mankind,
vegetable life and organic life, migra
tion nothing that deals with these Is
outside geography, which once seemed
the easiest study of young days.
As the late bydrogrupber of tho Brit
ish Navy said, in an address just
printed after his death, "to read the
dully newspapers requires either n
geographical knowledge or constant
reference to maps," and the mistakes
made by those responsible for the con
duct of publh; affairs "by want of the
most elementary knowledge nre In
numerable." It is not oil In under
standing a map. though that in itself
Is not n common facility. Let us re
member that It does not end with the
charted outlines of the world, or the
relief of lands, or even of sea depths.
Its Held has been stated to bo "the face
of the earth." yet that, too, is far with
in whnt this most human science is
parent of. . It has to do with tests of
atmosphere, and the profile of the
ocean's bed nnd whnt lives there.
How iuregular coast lines make n
difference in people on the land; how-
man, superior to plants, has overcome
mountains; how different ho becomes
in these altitudes from what he is iu
A DEEP B0R1NC.
Facts of Intercut COtRtinri Through n
Hnlf Mils Well.
In 1S.17 for some reason It was
thought profitable nnd possible to so
sure an artesian well in the State
House yard. The geology of Ohio ns
n science was still unwritten. In fact,
the first volume of the Ohio Geological
Reports contains the written record of
this boring.
Down 2775 feet over half a mile
tho auger wus sent by tho slow nnd
laborious process of the time, nnd
nearly n year wus spent lu the work.
The boring wns commenced on Novem
ber 4, 1S37, and stopped October 1,
1858. No urteslnu wnter was found.
The boring was made in the eastern
part of the grounds. Its site wns
pointed out to the writer some years
ago, and it is now probably covered by
the cement walk extending out to
Third street from the Judiciary build
ing. Water was struck aud plenty of
It fresh, salt, sulphur, mnguesiau,
etc., but none of It came to the top.
Professor Theodore G. Wormley, the
professor of chemistry in Sturllug
Medical College, embraced the oppor
tunity to secure the te uperatnre of
this deep boring. With n thermome
ter placed In a specialty jirepured iron
cuse, nud left at the bottom of the
boring twenty-four hours, he found the
temperature at tho bottoti to bo 88
degrees Fahrenheit. Making de
ductions for the distance below the
surface at which the heat of the sun
ceases to bo felt, be computed that the
temperature Increased one degree for
every seventy-one feet of descent. At
that time European scientists who
were carefully studying this branch of
physical geography had estl nated that
tho temperature Increased In such con
ditions one degree for every sixty-six
feet.
There Is no reerrd of tho cost of
tho bo-ing. but It must have been con
siderable, as tho facilities and appara
tus were primitive comparei'. with
thosa In use now. Though failing of
its principal purpose, th"j State seems
to have turned It to account through
its geologists, so thnt It was -iot wholly
money -.fasted. Con icbua j-.vening
Dispatch.
Tront'e Nerroir KirHnr.
A correspondent of the Field relates
thnt ho shot a flying herou that had
been fishlm.- lu the River Co'.no at I'x
bridge, nnd ns the bird fell there
dropped out of Its mouth n trout near
ly one-half pound In weight. The tHb
was alive, though scored cn the back.
A keeper procured a live bait can, filled
it with watuv, nnd put the trout Into
It. After n minute or o tho fish gained
strength. In a few hours It seemed
quite resuscitated, nni n;;pureutly none
thu worse for its narrow escape from
death. It was accordingly returned to
the river to recover itself fully. Lou
dou jtaud.ird.
Importance of Dree.
Dress is no longer the pre occupation
of tho shallow-minded. It Is recog
nized of Infinite Importaueo by even
the brainy r.nd Intellectual of woiunn-
Uud, who now frankly acknowledge
the obligation Imposed on them to
look their nicest. Tho Gentlewoman.
With a population of only 3,015,343
Switzerland has a foreign tnulu of
more thnu ItOC.OOO.OO'j yjar.
the plains; how the Phoenicians In WX
B. C. circumnavigated Africa, ana yet
how the Japanese, whose legends, not
to mention history, do not go bncK fur
ther than that same 000 B. C. believe
that their islands originated from tho
drip of the God I.nnga's sword (Which
ho dipped into the sea'; bow this last
mentioned nation is derived from n
mixture of Korean and Malay blood
nnd It got Its language nnd religion
nnd art from China nnd Korea, nud its
present civilization from the West;
how the VIctorIn Falls, discovered lit
ISC), nia7 now be reached In comfort,
and how Siberia and .Newfoundland
may be crossed by Tail lu ".-ieepers,"
and "diners" all this concerns modern
geography.
It Is part of geography bow the
Black Hills of Colorado lsing sud
denly from n plain, produce rainfalls
there, which In turn produce forests
and wash nwny the surface soil, ex
posing ore. nnd thus attract population.
It Is part of geography when the 4"i0
miles of Ice muss ns high ns the tali
est New York buildiug has receded
fourteen miles toward the South Polo
since 1841; or when It Is found that out
of the Red Sea runs at the bottom a
current more rapid than that which
runs In nt tho top. So also when Can
ada erects two new provinces, or
Alaska reveals gold, or removes Its
capital from Sitka to Juneau, or when
It Is demonstrated thnt the moon does
not foretell the weather. So, likewise,
when Norway chooses to be n kingdom
instead of a republic (and' elects a
klug!) nnd when 400 miles of tele
phones nre stretched up the Congo, or .
telegraph poles nre, as they will bo
next w inter, set ncross Sahara Desert.
This scarcely begins to indicate what
the new georgraphy comprises, or how,
with the growth of communication
nmong the human inhabitants of tho
earth with the Invention of steam,
the printing press, electricity, Marcorii-
graphs nud the Indefatigable enterprise
of explorers the old limitations have
been extended. In a few years KXXJ
miles more of coast lino have been
mapped toward the South Pole; few
places in the ocean, which used to have
unfathomable depths," remain un
sounded; the sacred and impenetrable
city of Lhasa has been penetrated
Korea has been deprived of an Im
memorial sovereignty; Mexico's "free
zone" has been abolished; seven nnd
one-hnlf feet high gorillas have been
shot on the French Congo; the origin
of the horse has been settled in oni
own West, and the discovery of the
birthplace of civillzntlon Is believed
to be on the eve of fulfilment by n
Carnegie Institute expedition to Tur
kestan, under sand drift brought on
by the receding of rivers and the winds
of time. New York Tress.
Jnpnncis Jngster.
The marvellous performances of the
Jugglers of Japan have been widely
known ever since the Isolation of the
Island Empire was broken. More than
thirty years ago Bayard Taylor, the
American traveler and litcrator, told
this story:
"I was witness to some astonishing
specimens of Illusion. After a variety
of tricks with tops, cups of wnter and
paper butterflies, the juggler exhibited
to the spectators a large open fan,
which he held in his right hand, then
threw it into tin; air, caught It by the
handle in his left band, squatted down,
fanned himself, und then turning his
head In profile, gave n loud sifih, dur
ing which the Image of a galloping
horse Issued from his mouth. Still
fanning himself, he shook from his
right sleeve an army of little men, who
preseutly, bowing nnd dancing, van
ished out of sight. Then he bowed,
closed the fan and held It in his two
hands, during which time his own
beud disappeared, then became visible,
but of colossal size, und finally reap
peared In Its natural dimensions, but
multiplied four or Hvo times. They
Bet n Jar before him, and in a short
time he issued from the neck, rose
slowly in the nlr, and vaulshcd ii
clouds along the celling."
The Seunte Unbends.
The Semite unbent from its accus
tomed decorum the other day long
enough to enjoy n hearty laugh.
Senator Ilemenwny, who very re
cently cumo to the upper body from
the House, was advocating an amend
ment to the Pure Food bill against op
position on the part of Senator Hey
burn, of Idaho.
Repeatedly In the course of his re
marks he addressed Senator Heyburi!,
in the language of the House us "tho
gentleman from Idaho," Senato eti
quette calling for "the Senator."
After having made this slip of the
tongue many times Senator Hemcnway
became conscious of his error. Tur:.
Ing to bis colleague he tuiiliiig'-y s:iid:
"I hope the Senator from Idaho will
excuse my calling hlni n gentleman."
And there wns laughter in the Senate
for a space of half a minute.
The Tho AVtirliU.
Golden memories are undying, rnre
love is Immortal. The bud of friend
ship that begins to bloom ou earth,
hears previous 'cult lu heaven. Holy
remembrances call the assembled
hither. Death, the silent key that un
locks life's portal to let earth-cotHned
spirits up one step higher, severs ue
sweet attraction. Sympathies between
the two worlds ar as natural as be
tween the two continents. The trans
lated mother looks down lovingly upon
her weeping child. - Happy ench g'.ory
bathed soul who cherishes the whisper
accents breathed from thoso augel
dwellers upon the shadowless shores
of Immortality.
lonat Wedding Cke.
Anions the gifts,, recently roccIvo1
hy tho Church Arwy.'n, Loudon organ
izstlon, was an ancient weddluj cake,
sent on the golden wedding anniver
sary of tho donors, with the remark:
"It Is rather old, but wo thought per
haps you would like it."
The Church of Engluud hns an In
come oi $75,000,000 a year.